Shloka 1133
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
किं वै ब्रह्मा न जानीते यत: शुश्राव नारदात् । युधिष्ठिरे पूछा-पितामह! बुद्धिमान् नारायण-देवका माहात्म्य तो बड़ा ही आश्चर्यमय है। क्या ब्रह्माजी इसे नहीं जानते थे कि नारदजीके मुखसे इसका श्रवण किया?
kiṃ vai brahmā na jānīte yataḥ śuśrāva nāradāt | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca—pitāmaha, buddhimān nārāyaṇa-devakā māhātmyaṃ tu baḍaṃ hī āścaryamayaṃ; kiṃ brahmājī etad na jānanti sma, yat nāradajī-mukhāt asya śravaṇaṃ kṛtavān iti?
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Lolo, tunay na kagila-gilalas ang kadakilaan ng marunong na Panginoong Nārāyaṇa. Hindi ba ito alam na ni Brahmā, kaya kinailangan pa niyang marinig mula kay Nārada?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the highest beings honor the discipline of receiving sacred knowledge through an authorized source; greatness is approached through humility and śravaṇa (reverent listening), not mere status.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha) with a pointed question: if Nārāyaṇa’s glory is so extraordinary, why did Brahmā hear it from Nārada—was it unknown to him beforehand?